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Patients' rights:

• Thirty years on | in Campaign report
  I was at the theaatre with a friend. The fuzzy feeling in my head and my slightly sore throat weren't detracting from my enjoyment of the play.
• Mental health patients neglected and forgotten | in News Story
  A shocking report from the Mental Health Act Commission reveals the shameful conditions of many of our mental health wards where poor practice is entrenched, staff are overstretched and often lack the basic skills to prevent tragedies occurring.
• Troubled mental health trust symptomatic of failings nationwide | in News Story
  A damning report from the Care Quality Commission has found multiple failings in inpatient care for patients at West London Mental Health Trust.
• In praise of day centres | in Blog Post
  Guest blogger Marion Janner overcomes her day centre discrimination.
• 'Dialogue was not the norm' | in Blog Post
  A Social Action for Health project found something critical missing from a men's psychiatric ward in East London: human interaction.
• Listening Conversations 2011 | in Events
• A step forward for inpatient rights | in Blog Post
  Mind's CEO Paul Farmer welcomes a landmark Supreme Court judgement, which promises greater protection for people with mental health problems who admit themselves to hospital voluntarily.
• Attend a Connecting Minds event | in News Story
  Join us at a Connecting Minds event near you. The events are open to everyone dealing with a mental health problem, those new to Mind's work and those that know us.
• Shocking number of rapes and sexual assaults in London’s Mental Health Trusts | in News Story
  A Sunday Politics London investigation has shown more than 500 allegations in past four years.
• The Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Convention | in Blog Post
  Mervyn attended the conference and gives us a rundown of what it was like.
• I just wanted to be taken seriously | in Blog Post
  Kate blogs about her experience of approaching crisis and seeking support from A&E, she talks about her struggle to be taken seriously and treated with the reassurance and kindness she needed.
• The importance of information | in Blog Post
  Today Thomas blogs for us about the importance of good quality legal information and why he feels it would have made a difference for him.
• Psychiatric drugs: key issues and service user perspectives | in Diagnoses & treatment